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    The first main system is the central nervous system which consists of the brain and the spinal cord. There are three main sections of the brain; the forebrain which contains the cerebrum and the parts of the diencephalon (the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus most importantly), the midbrain which is a part of the brain stem, and the hindbrain which consists of the medulla oblongata, the pons, and the cerebellum. The cerebrum, the picture on the right hemisphere of the model’s brain, is the…

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    The human heart contains a specialized conduction system through which it can create and transmit electrical impulses without any external neural input. The main components of the conduction system of the heart include the SA node, AV node, Bundle of His and the Purkinje fibers. The sinoatrial node (also known as SA node) is a natural pacemaker and is responsible for depolarization of the right and left atrium. This produces a P wave on the EKG reading which is normally 0.1 second and its normal…

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    appendicular skeleton consists of one hundred and twenty six bones that are part of the pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle, upper and lower limbs. Bones are connected to joints, ligaments, tendons and cartilage, which makes up the human skeletal system. The skeletal system has three major functions, which include, support, protection, and movement. Although all adults contain the same amount of bones in the body, males and females have a slight difference. Females have a wider pelvic region than…

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    the entire Solar System in less than a few seconds, and it is still growing to form the cold, dark and inhospitable vastness that we know today. Among all the…

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    Should canada and america have common economic system w/ lil gov involvement tldr; nah fam we good where we are lmao I just find it funny how in one country we criticize one economic system and encourage another, and it’s usually the opposite in a country right next to it. I’m talking mainly about Canada and the United States, of course. I mean, for the sake of the essay, I’ll write my opinion on this but it’ll be pretty shady and biased since I live in Canada and we have a mixed economy. So…

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    Describe the structure and function of the cardiovascular system Blood vessels Arteries, veins and capillaries takes blood and nutrition to the muscles and back from the heart. Arteries take the blood that has O2 in it away from the heart under high pressure with a small diameter and it has thick muscular walls, and veins take the blood back to the heart under low pressure it has a medium thickness to it and a large diameter because it has valves to stop the blood flowing backwards.…

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    Indian Caste System

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    BCE.A social class which every Indian is born into. There are a few thousand castes in India and each has their own traditions and customs. Once a person is born into a caste they cannot get out, or marry someone from a different caste. The caste system tells people which jobs they can have and with which people they can have contact. 2. Dharma- religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it commonly refers to religious duty, but may also mean social order, right conduct, or…

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    The lung allocation system is what determines the ranking of individuals on the transplant list. The material included is their lung allocation score, blood type, distance between the hospital where the donor is located and recipient, lab values, test results, and disease diagnoses (“Organ Procurement”, n.d.). Disease severity and chances of survival post transplant are factors that estimate an individuals lung allocation score. However, children under the age of 12 are not prioritized by a…

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    wake up with the vibration from my smartphone alarm or the vibration from my Facebook messenger application notification. It was said that the neurons of the Somatic Nervous System carry information of the vibration from the external environment to the nervous system. By this, the information travels from the Central Nervous System to the effectors which can act on the external environment like striated muscles. In this case, the sensation of the vibration would then send neurons to my brain…

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    The Federal Reserve System, also known as the Federal Reserve, is the central banking system of the United States. Due to a series of financial crises with many banks, especially the one in 1907, the Federal Reserve was created in December 1913. The many crises led to “panics” which caused people to run tot heir banks and withdraw all of their money. During those times when one bank failed, the same would happen to other banks, which caused customers of other banks to withdraw everything, even…

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